I used to buy Mead from Thorin when he was selling it illegally in the Texas Renaissance Festival campground. He is an awesome guy.
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure a Viking can sell mead illegally. He can only do it without the bureaucracy's approval.
@splatterkat38383 жыл бұрын
I met "Thorin" at the Texas Renaissance Festival years back before he bottled his mead like it is now. He used to make it in Cut n' Shoot, Tx and sold it in the campgrounds under the table. Good quality mead.
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you didn't have to engage in fearsome battle to wrest the mead from mighty Thorin's hands!
@splatterkat38383 жыл бұрын
@@unemployedwineguy It was more like running into one of those black market merchants in the woods lol. You had to know somebody that knew somebody to find him.
@tsferguson40323 жыл бұрын
Anyone who names their child “Chadwick” would name their child “Prescott”.
@jacksons10103 жыл бұрын
And they have a little girl named “Merlot”…the monsters!
@Stitch_666Ай бұрын
Awh look at little "Fogel"
@joeschianodicola18103 жыл бұрын
"You just can smell the most delicate trace of *a pillaged and conquered Europe,* right in the back notes there."
@mechablade53273 жыл бұрын
I live in Texas and had the great pleasure of meeting Thorin one year at Ren Fest. Great guy, and great mead.
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
He seems a fine fellow!
@ulkesh783 жыл бұрын
My wife's leaving me too. Still couldn't make it this good though!
@davidsuttles37373 жыл бұрын
I wish mine would leave.
@googleandyoutubeareevil3 жыл бұрын
My wife left me 26 years ago and I've never been happier. She's now old, poor, and alone since she's divorced from the second guy she shacked up with.
@Yksisuuntainen3 жыл бұрын
@@davidsuttles3737 You know you can leave too...
@sagew13123 жыл бұрын
@@davidsuttles3737 do HER a favor and leave
@xiamengbaby3 жыл бұрын
My wife told me she was going to leave me, and so i had the papers drawn up and I did it first. I told her she could go, but she wasn't taking our daughter out of state!
@daviduliana99503 жыл бұрын
"I could never take her to Valhala!!!!!" Another killer line.
@ninjabreadman81663 жыл бұрын
That makeup looks better on you than it does on Abby. Also, consider trying some of the lock-picking videos on here, solely for educational and totally legal purposes, Handsome Bandit King ❤
@ianwhittington12763 жыл бұрын
Does our PV3 have another channel? What do you mean lock picking videos?
@EikottXD3 жыл бұрын
@@ianwhittington1276 lock picking lawyer
@NuclearTopSpot3 жыл бұрын
@@ianwhittington1276 This is the lock picking l̶a̶w̶ pv3, and today....
@ianwhittington12763 жыл бұрын
@@EikottXD holy shit I had no idea that was him haha
@zg47053 жыл бұрын
@@ianwhittington1276 It's not. The original comment means: "Consider [going on KZbin and] trying some of the lock-picking videos here, [to assist you in defeating Chadwick's new lock for his wine cellar.]
@jshrubz3 жыл бұрын
I get the feeling that if PV3 drinks that whole bottle, he is going to pull out that horned viking helmet he kept from that play, arm himself with that hunting knife that he uses to fend off the winos in the park he sleeps at during the night, and go over to Abby's house to give the tires of her car a little bit of "Odin's fury".
@Danny_mahi3 жыл бұрын
How the hell Prescott doesn't have a million subs already, he's damn too funny, you're a natural comedian mate.
@Michelle-13 жыл бұрын
I showed him to my fiance, and he said, "He's too depressing." However I relate and enjoy the depressing humor so... to each their own I guess!
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
@@Michelle-1 Too depressing?!?!?! This is the happiest I've been in years!
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
With fine people like you, I'm sure my day will come!
@Michelle-13 жыл бұрын
@@unemployedwineguy OMG I GOT A REPLY FROM THEEEEE PRESCOTT sorry, fangirl moment. I really love your videos, please keep it up :D
@Michelle-13 жыл бұрын
@@unemployedwineguy Never change. I love you.
@timbotsingasong3 жыл бұрын
loved the history nugget of mead turned wine origins
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
It's even speculated that ancient people would add water to honey for the fermentation itself, needing that liquid gold!
@TXBHenleyFan3 жыл бұрын
Chadwick with the low blow, your dad’s not your dad???? The plot thickens!
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure he was joking, and that the DNA test he ordered for me was just a thoughtful gift.
@M4rDr4g0n3 жыл бұрын
Good review. We got a good laugh out of it here at Thorin's. You should come by and see the facility some time.
@brocklewis76243 жыл бұрын
Of course PV3 is a LOTR nerd. I didn't think my man-crush could get any stronger.
@rajeevjay85863 жыл бұрын
Just wait till he gets his Pokemon collection back from Abby
@scladoffle24723 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't exactly call myself a LOTR nerd since I've only seen one LOTR and the 3 hobbit movies, but even I know who Thorin Oakenshield is :p I don't think referencing one LOTR character makes you a LOTR nerd, otherwise I'd be one.
@brocklewis76243 жыл бұрын
@@scladoffle2472 How dare you poke reasonable holes in the parasocial relationship I am building in my head!
@monroefarmer093 жыл бұрын
"People who say 'Milady'...but they're not online, and they're not creepin' you out." How does PV3 not have a subreddit yet?!
@monroefarmer093 жыл бұрын
Oh my God wait, there's an unofficial fansub! r/UnemployedWineGuy for a compilation of the lore!!
@tstahler54203 жыл бұрын
So much for my theory that you're the Lock Picking Lawyer.
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
While I advise skepticism, until you see us both in the same room, speculate away!
@blacklightredlight29453 жыл бұрын
@@unemployedwineguy See if he can pick a hard lock faster than you can drink a glass of everclear.
@justintr48883 жыл бұрын
I half-expected this to be Smirnoff Ice that someone poured into a fancy bottle and sent to you.
@landrecce2 ай бұрын
I'm an immediate new fan! This man's humour is right on the mark! He's totally hilarious without taking away from the subject material! Amazing!
@dakotacook65813 жыл бұрын
I was randomly rewatching the everclear test and you commented about wanting a million views on it. Well, it's at 1 million!
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
What a pleasant surprise!
@jamit2u3 жыл бұрын
Good morning PV3 glad to see your liver is still functional! !! Keep up the good work, you’re trying so we aren’t dying And that’s a good thing
@donaldgrayson38173 жыл бұрын
Wow, he couldn't take Abby to Valhalla.. we've all been there dude. Specifically I mean Abby. She is a hard one to please.
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
Often she would travel to Valhalla alone...
@rhyssanders91223 жыл бұрын
@@unemployedwineguy Or with another worker bee
@fonddot23983 жыл бұрын
This was a really great video, liked the history tid bit... although I love the persona and the bits that you do I absolutely love hearing your actual opinions of the liquors and beers that you review.... keep up the good work ❤️
@bilbodabbins82733 жыл бұрын
"I didn't know there were so many other worker bees-- with me." 10/10
@Dempsey15043 жыл бұрын
Both entertaining, and incredibly informative. My favourite mix.
@leestauffenecker62273 жыл бұрын
I can’t find PV3 on Cameo, and am really sad about it.
@silverbackprime3 жыл бұрын
I just spent the weekend at the Ranch where this is made!
@VickyTheVickname3 жыл бұрын
PV3 looked so happy this episode! Mead is pretty much closer to wine than most other drinks on this channel, so it was real interesting to see his take on it. I love mead a lot, might have to see how to get this regional one, maybe send PV3 some from my local meadery?
@noahpatton30233 жыл бұрын
Thorin is a great guy, I’ve known him for years from the ren fairs. I served a case of Thorin’s at my wedding.
@MBrulla3 жыл бұрын
You're like the Blippi of the KZbin review world. It's unreal how well produced, researched, and downright pandering this is. I love every second of it and have shared it with far too many.
@jamit2u3 жыл бұрын
That Chadwick problem, ever hear of lock picking lawyer?
@realShadowKat3 жыл бұрын
The best part is that LPL has done work for quality booze. PV3 might have to fork up some cash though.
@jamit2u3 жыл бұрын
@@realShadowKat he just needs to learn how to open the wine cellar
@monkeyhammar3 жыл бұрын
I come for the downward spiral, I stay for the history lesson.
@daedalus22533 жыл бұрын
Time to watch the lock picking lawyer to get into the cellar!
@ndbabechainsaw86053 жыл бұрын
Whoo! A review of our mead! Speaking as an employee and more of Thorin thanks for the review. All of us lady employees appreciate it.
@khalkotauroio24173 жыл бұрын
I've actually made my own mead before (came in about 18.5~ ABV), and it ran until complete dryness, had to add some more honey into it after stopping the fermentation to back it up a little lmao
@Over_Toasted3 жыл бұрын
I think mead and beer also developed together (beer coming from mead with bitter herbs and grains added and wine being mead made with grapes). Eventually, beer would be buttered exclusively with hops over bitter herbs.
@IsaacCoverstone3 жыл бұрын
Mead is the one type of alcohol I really enjoy without mixing into other drinks. Honeywood is a local winery here in OR, they make some amazing mead.
@MethodtotheMeadness3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning that mead isn't always sweet. It's a terribly common misconception.
@Fragrantbeard3 жыл бұрын
Isn't that the truth? Love love love a really good dry mead.
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
@@Fragrantbeard I once made a blueberry infused mead with a Montrachet yeast which was exquisitely dry and felt in my legs with the first sip.
@animalbloodmoon3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Thorin is a good friend of mine. We go back many years.
@rkstevenson54483 жыл бұрын
Next time, I recommend you try something from Superstition Meadery. They're local to us (in Prescott, Arizona; the symmetry is one more reason you should try it) and have some of the best meads on the planet. Lots of awards. Like, *lots* of awards. If you do give it a go, just know we don't pronounce the city's name like yours. Here it's "Pres-kit." Rhymes with "biscuit."
@unvaccinatedstraightguy53273 жыл бұрын
... thought you'd have the recipe... I'd love to homebrew my own thorns mead
@jim15503 жыл бұрын
Thorin is from The Hobbit. He was dead long before The Fellowship. Just for posterity sake.
@emurrgency30763 жыл бұрын
Ah, a history nugget! Who says PV3 isn't educational content?
@andynewhouse3 жыл бұрын
"This face in 360p..." While yours might be improved with better resolution, that's not true for all of us!
@davidp28883 жыл бұрын
Happily turning off my ad blocking for this hero of a man.
@karsteinvolle3 жыл бұрын
Where’s the posing puppet?
@ryansharpe35643 жыл бұрын
The lore behind PV3’s past grows stronger every video
@yamuda3 жыл бұрын
Try All-Wise Mead. They make some really good dry meads. Also a pyment (grape and honey mead) would be interesting.
@brittanyhicks7246 Жыл бұрын
Silly question probably but if I don’t drink it all I can just use a cork to seal it I’m assuming?
@PulsePersonalTraining3 жыл бұрын
You're going to make me sign up for cameo, Prescott.
@hillbillydelux3 жыл бұрын
Its a very good mead, you can get it at specs as far down in Houston.
@zg47053 жыл бұрын
Wow the self deprecation is extremely strong in this one.
@thatcanuck56703 жыл бұрын
He doesn't have much to say about the drink, that's why. It's good enough to be enjoyable, but not good enough to get excited over.
@joegideon84613 жыл бұрын
"I stole all of Abby's makeup -- what? For nothing?"
@brasalies3 ай бұрын
Literally drinking a bottle of this right now. Its become my choice of drink. I love the renfest reference.
@MG-sg2ci3 жыл бұрын
Actually the yeast eats the honey, Alcohol is the byproduct.
@seanbaker39743 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Was that you in the Dust film "Origin" ?
@grizzlyadams54103 жыл бұрын
Are you gonna review any Dansk Mjod bottles in the future?
@sethaniel13 жыл бұрын
just wait until viking shows and games come out again, youtube will bless everyone in their recommended
@tux0beliver3 жыл бұрын
Ngl Colony Meadery up in Allentown, PA absolutely slaps.
@tux0beliver3 жыл бұрын
None of that cloudy swill there.
@TrollHiddenCave3 жыл бұрын
Mead is actually very good for you it has all the health properties of regular honey plus the added benefit of not being full of sugar also gives you a buzz
@Arrslicker3 жыл бұрын
The references on point as always PVIII.
@derekmcfall76093 жыл бұрын
You mad lad, you did it. And I love you for it!
@ideologybot45922 жыл бұрын
I usually watch this channel for the clinical depression, but I actually want to try this stuff now.
@mr7wi3 жыл бұрын
PV3 needs to bust into Chadwicks cellar and review some of the great stuff. It's wasted on Chadwick.
@EikottXD3 жыл бұрын
WHERE'S MY STICK FIGURE PV3!?
@ozymandias34563 жыл бұрын
Do a review of Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum
@Valmon143 жыл бұрын
PV3 should invite us for the next viking raid on chadwicks cellar
@sig_77603 жыл бұрын
Viking raid of Chad's liquor cabinet got me!
@davidsutinen64323 жыл бұрын
Hey can you plz review Nelk’s new hard seltzer, Happy Dad? I’d like to see your honest opinion on it😃
@adam71903 жыл бұрын
You should do an episode where there's an unmistakable sound of a door opening. . . I'll be waiting.
@williams1002923 жыл бұрын
Thorin's is my go-to as far as mead. Texan's like me can rest assured, this is a good mead.(Yes, I wrote this drunk on mead and whiskey.)
@jtsesh893 жыл бұрын
I get this at the ren fest every year
@sleepy5803 жыл бұрын
Is this the first time Dean’s been brought into the story line?
@Trollioli3 жыл бұрын
AKSHUALLY... alcohol doesn't eat the honey. Yeast eats the honey (the sugars in honey) and the byproduct is alcohol.
@lionelhutz-attorneyatlaw44433 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early the brothel gave me a discount.
@spackle99993 жыл бұрын
"I could never take her to Valhalla." Just rub 'em around the hole. They like that.
@will803993 жыл бұрын
Can you please do Bumbu Rum it’s one of my family’s favorite drink
@sweatyvercetti51783 жыл бұрын
Can you try La Fin Du Monde or Maudite next?
@vincentwagner92333 жыл бұрын
I work in a plasma donation center; we need your plasma!
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
I'll gladly come back!
@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME3 жыл бұрын
Prescott is actually the Loki to Chadwick's Thor? The parallels in their characterization are insane! I guess that would make Dean Chadwick's Hel-Hound, Thori.
@JJop1233 жыл бұрын
Another great PV3 video. I hope one day he explains the lore of his channel
@johnnycampbell34223 жыл бұрын
Go back and listen to his earliest videos and read the comments (you have to read the comments). It will become clear.
@JJop1233 жыл бұрын
@@johnnycampbell3422 I hope you're not joking...
@spacekadebt16413 жыл бұрын
@@JJop123 They're telling you the truth, 100%.
@julierodriguez78403 жыл бұрын
Do you still have your Viking costume? Thorin puts on a Viking Festival twice a year! You probably missed it this month; check it out in January!
@TrollHiddenCave3 жыл бұрын
Chadwick : unemployed wine guy I am your father! Stop stealing all my wine
@spepie92123 жыл бұрын
Need a link to the cameo 👀👀
@JoseSanchez-mr8pl3 жыл бұрын
Each episode unveils a little more of the rich yet sad tapestry that is his life and I am HERE FOR IT
@teekatze85773 жыл бұрын
That's what really makes these videos so good IMO. He's not just reviewing drinks but also creating this whole universe of characters and even though we've never actually seen any of them, we know who is who and what each character's personality is like. That to me is really good writing. I love it!
@williamberry45973 жыл бұрын
I've enjoyed me on one occasion and it is wonderful. Though I had to drive a bit to find a store that sells it. Also man, still consider the beard. Think of the time you'll save by not having to shave or the money spent on razors. I still feel it would be a good look for you. Keep on keeping on.
@BrandonsYouTube3 жыл бұрын
So... If i drop the video quality, am I seeing him in PV360p?
@hossmcgregor38533 жыл бұрын
Yeah, basic fermentation, the sugars in the honey are metabolised by the yeast in alcohol. Thorin's a cool cat.
@caleb303 жыл бұрын
What does he say at the beginning of each video?? *what* from home??
@TXBHenleyFan3 жыл бұрын
Sommelier
@hayyremz3 жыл бұрын
The alcohol eats the honey??
@ScottLHarris3 жыл бұрын
Continued Greatness! Rock on PV3!
@lewis-mindscrambler9873 жыл бұрын
Trying to find you on cameo... no luck yet
@old_boy90303 жыл бұрын
Do Viking Blod next
@mitsune133 жыл бұрын
what a very underrated channel
@curlyobops68353 жыл бұрын
I tried this last night!
@MJJ13903 жыл бұрын
"Who'd be drinking this? We all know who'd be drinking this. We know who you are. You know who you are." Um, wow. Okay, way to call me out like that.
@unemployedwineguy3 жыл бұрын
But we love you for it!
@jamarleatherbury3 жыл бұрын
Much love PV3. Keep up the good work cause your gonna be big
@Man.Of.Obscurity9 ай бұрын
“You gotta love the bees, doing it all for the queen. I know that life 😌 I knew that life 🫤 … I just didn’t know there were so many other worker bees with me 😅😐☹️ 😞” 💀💀💀😂😂😂 That line got me WEAK Dude, this is the best review I’ve ever seen. You got a sub!
@SnarkNSass3 жыл бұрын
Love this spit!!! See, I use the word spit in replacement of the cuss word for 💩. But here, he's spitting, ... 😁😁😁✌🏻😎
@williamchrisco51013 жыл бұрын
finally, deeper PV3 lore
@TheLottolandus3 жыл бұрын
The yeast eats the sugar in the honey. Not "the alcohol eats the honey". Forgive me for correcting a professional.